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Airport sniffer dogs redeployed as international mail poses a greater biosecurity threat International airports at Darwin and Cairns are once again operating without a biosecurity sniffer dog as authorities redeploy canines south to focus mostly on international mail deliveries. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-25/biosecurity-sniffer-dogs-moved-south-to-focus-on-mail/12916264 #Quarantine-Agricultural #DiseasesandDisorders #PestManagement #PigProduction #AirTransport #Rural #Trade

Planning Christmas lunch? Here's everything you need to know to support Aussie producers Australia's supply of popular Christmas foods is plentiful heading into the holiday season as food sectors bounce back from the pandemic. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-18/a-guide-to-supporting-farmers-with-your-2020-christmas-spread/12890344 #PoultryandEggProduction #Fishing,Aquaculture #AgriculturalCrops #SheepProduction #FoodandBeverage #FoodProcessing #FoodandCooking #PigProduction

How pig 'apartment blocks' could help China rebuild from disaster China could build more high-rise pig farms to help future-proof the world's largest swine herd from disease — and that could be bad news for Australian beef and lamb producers. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-16/china-builds-pig-apartment-blocks-to-guard-against-swine-flu/12769286 #VeterinaryMedicine #AnimalNutrition #PigProduction #AnimalWelfare

Country-of-origin labelling could help lift welfare standards for pigs, activists say An animal welfare group says if consumers can see where imported ham and bacon comes from they can choose pork from countries with higher welfare standards. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-02/country-of-origin-labelling-for-pork-change-to-improve-welfare/12716354 #AgriculturalMarketing #ActivismandLobbying #AgriculturalPrices #LivestockWelfare #PigProduction #Grocery #Trade

'Easter never happened': Mired in COVID-19, family forced to fatten suckling pigs With weddings, birthdays and other festivities cancelled, Deb and Daryl Hancock found themselves having to grow out their suckling pigs, and it wasn't cheap. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-09-30/suckling-pig-farmers-hit-hard-by-covid-19/12718306 #PoultryandEggProduction #PigProduction #Livestock #Rural

Backpackers head home leaving processors and growers with a worker shortage International backpackers on working holiday and student visas are heading home, and there is no chance of them being replaced due to Australia's closed borders. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-04/backpackers-head-home-leaving-processors-and-growers-short/12615718 #CropHarvesting #FoodProcessing #PigProduction #BeefCattle #Fruit #Work

Metalcore band helps NSW farmer plant 10,000 trees A farmer has joined forced with an environmentally-conscious rock band to plant rainforest trees on his property near Byron Bay. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-18/metalcore-band-in-hearts-wake-plant-trees-with-farmer/12557290 #EnvironmentalImpact #MusicIndustry #PigProduction #BeefCattle #Trees #Music

Coronavirus concerns prompt interest in on-farm meat processing A pork producer says interest in on-farm meat processing has increased since the coronavirus pandemic. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-10/covid-prompts-interest-in-on-farm-meat-processing/12540894 #SheepProduction #GoatProduction #PigProduction #Livestock

Sheep farmer brings home the bacon with bright idea Victorian sheep farmer Toni Barton's bright idea of creating "lamb bacon" almost didn't get off the ground when food standards authorities said her product had to be made from pork. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-07-02/lamb-bacon-a-success-for-central-victorian-sheep-farmer/12413722 #FoodandBeverage #SheepProduction #FoodProcessing #PigProduction

Calling time on a 65-year career in the saleyards and real estate He started his working life in sheep saleyards, at a time well before they were hauled in on trucks, now John R Barton, a local household name, is hanging up his hat. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-17/rural-identity-retires-after-65-years/12355408 #SheepProduction #HousingIndustry #HumanInterest #PigProduction #Agribusiness #BeefCattle #Regional #Drought #History #Work

Closure of Quoiba saleyards a 'slap in the face' to farmers Records show livestock sales in the area have been running for more than 100 years, but the last remaining saleyard on Tasmania's north-west coast is closing at the end of the month. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-06-16/historic-quoiba-saleyards-set-to-close-by-end-of-month/12358920 #SheepProduction #PigProduction #BeefCattle

Ever dreamt of leaving city life behind? These farmers have done it A weekend getaway to the mountains sparked a major life change for this Brisbane couple, who are now supporting themselves raising free-range pork in northern Tasmania. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-14/tree-changers-swap-city-life-for-farming-in-tasmania/12332896 #SustainableandAlternativeFarming #PigProduction #Livestock #Lifestyle #Rural

African swine fever vaccine a step closer Scientists in the United Kingdom believe they're a step closer to finding a vaccine for the deadly pig disease African swine fever. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-05-29/african-swine-fever-vaccine-a-step-closer-after-successful-trial/12283170 #VeterinaryMedicine #PigProduction #Agribusiness #Rural

Pork products worth millions stranded at wholesalers waiting for restaurants to reopen Restaurant closures have put a freeze on 13 per cent of all Australian pork, estimated to be sitting in freezers across the country with no restaurant to call home. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-05-29/pork-worth-millions-stranded-at-wholesalers/12295038 #Business,EconomicsandFinance #PigProduction #Livestock #Industry #Retail #Rural

Farmer's pig stabbed as hunters go 'absolutely berserk' amid eased restrictions A Victorian hobby farmer had no choice but to euthanase one of her pigs after it was attacked, she believes, by hunters flouting coronavirus restrictions. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-05-20/daylesford-farmer-says-hunters-attacked-her-pigs/12262182 #PigProduction #COVID-19 #Shooting #Forests #Crime

Victoria's Pig Services Centre recruitment delays blamed on coronavirus Victoria's Agriculture Minister blames recruitment delays at the Pig Services Centre on coronavirus, but details have emerged of unexplained delays before that. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-05-12/pig-services-centre-recruitment-delays/12238824 #PigProduction

Farmers hit the road to deliver to her door and stay afloat in lead-up to Mother's Day Taking mum out for lunch this weekend is not an option, but thanks to innovative producers it has never been easier to get a gift delivered to her door. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-05-07/mothers-day-delivered-to-your-door-in-lockdown/12218678 #FoodandBeverage #FoodProcessing #PigProduction #RuralTourism #Flowers

'Significant to the industry': Australian scientists identify pig lung infections cause A new species of bacteria has been found to be behind mystery lung infections in pigs, resulting in economic and animal health benefit. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-05-06/pig-lung-disease-bacteria-discovered-by-research-scientists/12218574 #Business,EconomicsandFinance #DiseaseControlMethods #ScienceandTechnology #DiseasesandDisorders #VeterinaryMedicine #FoodandBeverage #PigProduction

The US meat industry has been crippled by coronavirus. Here's why that won't happen here US meatworks have been epicentres for coronavirus outbreaks and shutting them down has disrupted the supply chain. But Australia is set up differently. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-05-06/united-states-meat-industry-has-been-crippled-by-coronavirus/12216726 #PoultryandEggProduction #FoodandBeverage #FoodProcessing #PigProduction #BeefCattle #FarmLabour

African swine fever outbreak in PNG A disease that has devastated the global porcine population, killing 800 million pigs, spreads to Australia's closest neighbour. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-03-31/african-swine-fever-outbreak-in-papua-new-guinea/12105456 #VeterinaryMedicine #SwineInfluenza #PigProduction #Quarantine

African swine fever outbreak in PNG A disease that has devastated the global pig population, killing 800 million pigs, spreads to Australia's closest neighbour — Papua New Guinea. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-03-31/african-swine-fever-outbreak-in-png/12105456 #VeterinaryMedicine #PigProduction

Meet the latest detection dog at the frontline of keeping Australia free of swine fever JD has a penchant for treats and pats, and his ability to sniff out high-risk biosecurity threats makes him an invaluable asset keeping African swine fever out. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-03-27/sniffing-for-swine-fever-cairns-detector-dog-first-months/12084594 #Pests,DiseasesandControlMethods #Quarantine-ControlMethods #PigProduction #Quarantine #Rural

Coronavirus sours pork price as restaurant bookings plunge People are abandoning restaurants amid the coronavirus crisis, causing pork prices to fall and cruelling the slow recovery for pig producers. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-03-16/coronavirus-sours-pork-price-as-restaurant-bookings-drop/12059902 #InfectiousDiseases(Other) #EpidemicsandPandemics #DiseasesandDisorders #RespiratoryDiseases #FoodandCooking #PigProduction #HumanInterest #Hospitality #Livestock #Rural

'Honey, that's not barbecue': How brisket and pork ribs is changing the Aussie meat scene In a land where steaks and snags once reigned, brisket and pork ribs now rule — and the newfound love affair with American-style barbecuing and smoking in Australia is benefitting butchers and consumers. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-14/american-style-low-and-slow-barbecue-australian-meat-market/12021048 #HomeEntertaining #FoodandCooking #PigProduction #BeefCattle #Lifestyle

From pilot to pig farmer: How this family left behind their city conveniences to live a simple life On the Head family's fledgling farm you will find a thriving vegetable patch, clucky chickens and happy pigs in mud. What you won't find is a house with running water or power. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-14/desire-for-simple-life-takes-pilot-to-pig-farmer/12038862 #SustainableandAlternativeFarming #PigProduction #HumanInterest #Rural

Hundreds of pigs killed in fire at Murraylands piggery Up to 1,300 pigs are killed in a fire, inside a shed at a piggery at Mannum in South Australia's Murraylands, which has left an estimated damage bill of $1 million. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-02/hundreds-of-pigs-killed-in-mannum-piggery-fire/12018390 #DisastersandAccidents #LivestockWelfare #IndustrialFires #PigProduction #Livestock #Rural #Fires

Farmers jailed for smuggling pig semen in shampoo bottles Two WA pig producers are jailed over an illegal pig semen racket that spawned more than 2,000 piglets in Australia. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2019-08-14/semen-smugglers-sentenced-to-jail-for-importing-pig-semen/11407864 #GovernmentandPolitics #Law,CrimeandJustice #AgriculturalPolicy #FederalGovernment #FoodProcessing #PigProduction #Agribusiness #FoodSafety #Livestock #Genetics #Rural